Baby found safe after mom's car stolen from gas station with child inside

Chronicle Staff

Updated 2:07 pm, Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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A 7-month-old baby who went missing after her mother's car was stolen from a Humble gas station with the child inside has been safely located, authorities said Sunday night.

An Amber Alert was issued at about 8:50 p.m. for Allison King after someone drove off in her mother's 2007 black Nissan Sentra at a Shell gas station on Aldine Westfield Road, authorities said. The mother had just stepped outside of the car.

The baby's disappearance prompted an urgent search. By 9:43 p.m., authorities had cancelled the Amber Alert.

"Info is preliminary, but my understanding is that that child was located and seems to be in good condition. Vehicle remains stolen," Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote on Twitter late Monday night.

Investigators told KHOU-TV that the baby was found safe in her car seat on the side of the road. A search continued for a suspect captured on video as well as the vehicle, which had Texas license plate JXN2296.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office at 281-376-3472.